There will be only one decoration in Manger Square, Bethlehem — a nativity, destroyed Churches in Bethlehem are observing Christmas this year without the usual celebrations, eschewing giant ...

There are about 200,000 Palestinian Christians who live in and around Bethlehem, the Galilee region and Gaza. Usually crowds pack into Manger Square for celebrations but this year the mood is subdued.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus' manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after it ...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, located in the West Bank, shared a new nativity scene that has sparked some controversy amid the Israel-Hamas war.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after ...

Directions to major Catholic shrines in Bethlehem: Manger Square, Church of Nativity, Milk Grotto Church. Credit: Marinella Bandini.

A nativity scene decorated to honor the victims in Gaza is displayed in Manger Square, near the Nativity Church, which is traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in ...

People sing a hymn during the last service Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, of the Church of the Manger United Church of Christ in Bethlehem. The church is closing after 70 years.

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square. Churches in the Holy Land officially canceled Christmas celebrations due to ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after ...

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square. Churches in the Holy Land officially canceled Christmas celebrations due to ...